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Realtors Say Market Needs 300k+ Affordable Homes for Middle-Income Buyers

[ad_1] A new report from the National Association of Realtors says America’s Housing market is short more than 300k affordable homes for middle-income buyers.  In fact, they say the ongoing housing inventory crunch impacts middle-income buyers more than any other income bracket.  The data comes from the NAR and Realtor.com’s housing affordability & supply report […]

For 11th year in a Row Americans Choose Real Estate as Best Investment

[ad_1] We have posted about this for many years now and it doesn’t get old;  For the 11th year in a row, Gallup is reporting that more Americans prefer real estate over other long-term investment vehicles for growing wealth.  Overall, when the numbers are broken down, the numbers show that 34% prefer real estate (down […]

The “Buy Now, Pay Later” Generation

[ad_1] Statista says millennials are the “buy now, pay later” generation, with 56% of those born between 1980 and 1994 saying they made online purchases that allowed for interest-free payment of goods & services in several installments.  Compared with other generations, it’s quite high…but it looks like Gen Z is hot on their heels.  As […]

Top 10 Zombified Zip Codes in Mid 2023

[ad_1] According to the ATTOM Data’s Q2 2023 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, there were 1.3 million residential properties in the United States sitting vacant, representing 1.3%, or one in 79 homes, across the nation.  In addition, ATTOM says the number of zombie properties has grown quarterly in 29 states and annually in 36.  […]

FHFA Says Home Prices Up 4.3% Year-Over-Year

[ad_1] According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), U.S. house prices rose 4.3% from March 2022 through March 2023.  Month to month, house prices were up 0.6% from February, 2023.  Interestingly, they say nationally, the U.S. housing market has experienced positive annual appreciation each quarter since the start of […]

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